2/10 Terrible
Shawnice
Traveled with partner
15 November 2024
Disliked: Staff & service
My vacation/anniversary at The Gaia hotel was a complete disaster!!! Before we left the states to go to the Gaia, I read the reviews like we all do and saw some people talk about how they were being sent to other hotels upon arriving to Egypt to go to the Gaia. I called the Gaia to voice our concerns about this and they assured us that this was an isolated incident and we had nothing to worry about and our reservations for the Jr. suite is good.
When we arrived to Egypt, the hotel sent a driver to pick us up from the airport. The driver then proceeds to take us to another hotel called the Shadow Inn. This is at 1am and on our anniversary. We were angry and hurt.
We complained to the front desk at the Shadow hotel and called and complained to the Gaia. We explained that this is wrong and that we’re Americans trying to enjoy their country. Their response was the suite that we reserved at the Gaia had water damage and electrical problems. This was a lie and made matters worst. They offered to let us stay at this hotel. What choice did we have??? We stayed there for 2 nights. On the 3rd night, they called and said our room was ready. At this point, what did it matter?? We only had one more night in Egypt. We decided to go to the Gaia.
The Customer service manager decided to speak to us. She admitted that the truth was that they overbooked and blamed Expedia for the mixup. That sounded like another lie.
Take caution when booking at the Gaia.
Shawnice
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024